Bankruptcy institutions, corporate insolvency and entrepreneurship

Objectives of the workshop: the aim of this meeting is to bring together scholars from different fields to discuss the regulatory and economic issues related to corporate insolvency, in light of the on-going financial crisis. Theoretical papers as well as empirical studies are welcome.

Topics – the organizing committee encourages submissions especially in the following topics:

• Economic causes of SMEs cease of payments
• Determinants of survival in case of reorganization
• Role of capital structure and governance
• Consequences of bankruptcies on employment
• Risk forecast of insolvency
• Impact of legal and judicial institutions on firms' dynamics

Organizers

Johan Eklund (Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum)
Nadine Levratto (CNRS-University Paris Ouest, Nanterre, La Défense)
Giovanni B. Ramello (University of Eastern Piedmont & IEL – Institutions, Economics & Law)

Keynote

Sameeksha Desai (Indiana University)

The Workshop will be organized in co-operation with Small Business Economics Journal

For paper submission and further information contact:
Alessandro Melcarne : courriel

Attendance and Fee: € 150 per person

Important Dates:
Submission deadline: September 30, 2015
Notification of acceptance: October 5, 2015
Registration deadline: October 15, 2015